The RB-45C was the final production variant of the B-45. The bombardier's canopy was faired over and replaced with an oblique camera system. The RB-45C carried two 214 gal (810 L) external fuel tanks, or two JATO rockets. It could carry up to 12 cameras in four positions, or a single camera with a 100 in (2.5 m) focal length lens. The RB-45C ...

North American built 142 B-45s, including 10 long-range B-45Cs with wingtip fuel tanks and 33 RB-45Cs configured for high-altitude photo reconnaissance and aerial refueling. Based at RAF Sculthorpe, England, from 1952-1958, B-45s of the 47th Bomb Wing (Light) were a key nuclear deterrent against a Soviet ground attack in Europe.

It has a twelve-stage axial compressor, a single-stage axial turbine, and a pressure feed spray with a scavenge oil system. The engine produces a maximum takeoff thrust of 5,200 lbf each. The B-45 has a maximum speed of 492 knots and a cruise speed of 317 knots. The standard range is 1,036 nautical miles and the ferry range is 1,890 nautical miles.

On August 26, 1950, SAC’s first RB-45 – a “C” model, four-engine jet reconnaissance aircraft – was delivered to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

2021年9月22日 · On 29 July 1952, Major Lou Carrington and his crew from the 91st Reconnaissance Wing flew an RB-45C nonstop from Alaska to Japan in 9 hours and 50 minutes. Carrington and crew won the 1952 Mackay Trophy for this accomplishment.

B-45轰炸机（英语：B-45 Bomber [1]，英文代号：Tornado，译文：龙卷风），是20世纪40年代末期美国研制装备的第一种喷气式轰炸机。 B-45轰炸机是美国第一种具有 空中加油 能力和核弹投放能力的喷气式飞机。 该机采用上单翼四发常规布局，安装4台 涡轮喷气发动机，最大起飞重量为51.2吨，最大飞行速度933千米/小时，最大航程3056千米。 B-45轰炸机于1947年3月17日在 爱德华兹空军基地 首飞，1948年6月30日向美国空军交付首架。 该机各型总共生产142架。

The B-45 filled a critical gap in the US defense posture. As an Air Force bomber, it saw limited service with the Tactical Air Command during the 1950s and served well as a reconnaissance aircraft during the Korean war. The reconnaissance models were designated RB-45Cs and assigned to the Strategic Air Command.

Nearly 44 years after the Air Force gave up on McDonough and the three other Americans aboard his silvery RB-45 reconnaissance bomber, new information has come to light — evidence which points to Soviet involvement not only in the shootdown but …

6 天之前 · A key mission was bomb damage assessment following conventional bombing strikes. The RB-45C could carry four different types of cameras. It proved to be an excellent photo recon aircraft. Recently declassified documents show that the RB-45C was used for deep penetration missions into the Soviet Union by both USAF and RAF crews during the mid-1950s.

2024年1月22日 · Unfortunately, in the process, the Tornado made history in an unenviable category on 4 December 1950 when Soviet MiG-15 “Fagot” pilot Aleksandr F. Andrianov shot down an RB-45C over Red China,...